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Tax notices are normally mailed in early May, and taxes are due June 30. The tax notice covers the period January 1 to December 31 of the current year. Taxes are calculated by using your property's annual assessed value (as indicated on the assessment notice you receive yearly) and applying the mill-rate that is approved by City Council each year.

If you have a mortgage on your property, and your mortgage company is responsible to pay property taxes on your behalf, the notification of taxes due is sent to the mortgage company. Once they have paid your property taxes, you will receive a copy of your tax notice, marked "paid by mortgage".

You can NOT appeal your taxes. The amount of your taxes is based on the assessment multiplied by the mill rate. The municipal mill rate is established by City Council and the education mill rate is established by the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. You may file a complaint regarding your assessment if you feel that the assessed property value, or some other information shown on your assessment notice, is incorrect.

Property Taxes

Tax notices are normally mailed in early May, and taxes are due June 30. The tax notice covers the period January 1 to December 31 of the current year. Taxes are calculated by using your property's annual assessed value (as indicated on the assessment notice you receive yearly) and applying the mill-rate that is approved by City Council each year.

If you have a mortgage on your property, and your mortgage company is responsible to pay property taxes on your behalf, the notification of taxes due is sent to the mortgage company. Once they have paid your property taxes, you will receive a copy of your tax notice, marked "paid by mortgage".

You can NOT appeal your taxes. The amount of your taxes is based on the assessment multiplied by the mill rate. The municipal mill rate is established by City Council and the education mill rate is established by the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. You may file a complaint regarding your assessment if you feel that the assessed property value, or some other information shown on your assessment notice, is incorrect.

The term "mill rate" can be described as the amount of tax that is paid per $1,000.00 of assessed property value. The City and school administration use the mill rate to calculate the amount of property tax that is required from each property to raise the revenue necessary to operate the City and schools for the current year.

The mill rate has two components - the municipal portion and the education portion. The municipal mill rate is established by City Council once the City of Lloydminster budget has been approved for the year. The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan establish uniform mill rates for education and then work together to establish a uniform education mill rate for the City of Lloydminster. Additional mill rates for special requisitions are approved on a yearly basis.

The mill rate indicates the amount of tax you will pay for every $1,000.00 of assessment placed on your property.

For example - if the mill rate (municipal and school) is 12.5 mills-for every $1,000.00 of assessment you will pay $12.50 of taxes. Therefore, if you have property assessed @ $100,000 your tax bill would be $1,250.00.

Alberta senior citizens should contact the Alberta Contact Centre toll free at 1-877-644-9992, or visit their website regarding programs to assist with payment of property taxes. The follow program is available:

The Alberta Seniors Property Tax Deferral (SPTD) Program allows eligible senior homeowners to defer all or part of their property taxes through a low interest equity loan with the government.Website

Yes, every residential and non-residential property owner is required to pay education taxes - including people without children in school and senior citizens. This money is forwarded directly to the Lloydminster Public School Division OR the Lloydminster Catholic School Division to operate our local schools. School Tax Declaration For Property Owned by Ind.

The Seamless Education levy was the result of discussions between the City of Lloydminster, the Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD) and the Lloydminster Roman Catholic School division (LCSD), regarding the unique circumstances facing the LPSD and LCSD in providing consistent educational programming across the city for their students on both sides of the provincial boundary.

The funding provided through the city-wide levy is supplementary to grants and education property taxes determined under Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s respective processes for funding education. The intent of the levy is not to add advantage for Lloydminster school divisions, but to ensure they are not disadvantaged. The base levy of 0.563 mills for all property classes will be used until such time as all three parties agree to amend the amount. This agreement came into effect in January 2012.

For individuals, all school tax is directed to the Lloydminster Public School Division unless the individual completes a "School Support Declaration" and submits it to the City of Lloydminster - Tax Department. Individuals of the Catholic Faith must complete a declaration to direct their school tax to the Lloydminster Catholic School Division.

contact City Hall to pick up a Declaration. Once you have completed a School Support Declaration - it will apply to all property you own within the City of Lloydminster and will remain in force until a new declaration is received by the City of Lloydminster. If more than one individual owns a property, each individual should complete his/her own declaration and the school tax will be directed as indicated on the Declaration in proportion to his/her ownership of the property.

For a corporation, unless they have filed a Declaration, their school support is considered "non-declared". A non-declared designation indicates that their school tax is split between the two school divisions in a proportion stipulated by the school divisions yearly.

A school support declaration can be provided to the City of Lloydminster at any time, but it will not become effective until the year following year the declaration was signed.

The current level of operating capital continues to be insufficient to meet the requirements of our growing city. In 2012 a proposal was approved by City Council to have an annual Capital Project levy to offset the costs of capital projects. It was proposed to implement this special levy until it reaches a level of approximately $10 million per year or 10 per cent of annual capital budget. In 2014 the capital levy is $4.5 million and 6.6 per cent of the approved capital project list.

Yes, you must pay your taxes by the deadline to avoid penalty. If your assessment complaint is successful and your assessment is reduced, thereby reducing your yearly tax amount, a credit will be applied to your tax account. This credit can then remain on your account to be applied to the following year's taxes OR you may request a refund.

If a new building is added to your property or an existing building is altered/completed during the calendar year you may receive a Supplementary Tax Notice. A supplementary tax notice is an addition to the tax notice you received in June. A supplementary tax notice covers the number of months your new building or addition is considered substantially completed and eligible for taxation. Normally, you will receive a Supplementary Assessment Notice with your Supplementary Tax Notice.

You should contact the Tax Department at City Hall if you have not received your tax notice by mid June. Remember, if you have a mortgage on your property, and the bank/financial institution is responsible to pay the property taxes, you will not receive your tax notice from the City until the bank payment has been received. Once the payment has been processed to your account, you will receive your tax notice, marked "Paid by Mortgage".

Taxes are due yearly by June 30. Beginning July 1, and monthly thereafter, penalty in the amount of 1% is applied to the unpaid current taxes. Any tax amounts that remain outstanding as of January 1 are assessed an additional penalty of 5% and then another 5% on July 1.

If taxes remain unpaid for 2 years, the City of Lloydminster will undertake tax enforcement procedures. This will result in a lien being registered on the property, and within one year of the lien being registered, further enforcement procedures will be undertaken. Ultimately, the City will sell the property at public auction, using the proceeds to clear the outstanding tax amounts.

Yes. The City of Lloydminster offers Pre-Authorized Debit Plans (PAD) by which you pay your taxes in monthly instalments by pre-authorized transfer of funds from your bank account, rather than one single payment. You can apply for PAD Agreements up to June 30 of the current year for your next year taxes.